Design World

JULY 12, 2023

Bel Fuse Inc., a manufacturer of products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits, is expanding its line of EOS power supplies with the introduction of the EPG300 and EPG500 series of AC-DC power supplies based on new, efficient Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology design. Bel has positioned itself at the forefront of assessing power supplies… The post Bel offers new GaN technology design for world’s smallest AC-DC power supplies appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 12, 2023

There was a time when I would take information from OPC Foundation and chat with the MQTT people and then return the favor. It was much like being in the midst of a religious war. My response was (is) that the market will decide. Individual engineers will choose the solution that best fits their needs at the time. If both technologies have sufficient benefit to enough engineers to form a market, then both will survive.

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Design World

JULY 12, 2023

Oriental Motor USA announces the release of the new electric gripper EH Series 3-Finger Type. This new 3-finger type electric gripper can gently grip irregular-shaped objects, such as spheres and cylinders, like human fingertips. The key features of the new electric gripper EH Series 3-Finger Type: Equipped with an αSTEP AZ Series Motor Suitable for… The post NEW Electric Gripper EH Series 3-Finger Type gently grips irregular-shaped objects appeared first on Design World.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

Matthew Moynihan is nothing if not a realist. He knows that the technology he champions suffers from what public relations people call reputational issues. And that’s because for several decades nuclear fusion has at best been saddled with the qualifying term ‘tomorrow’s’, while at worst, it’s a fringe distraction often written about in green ink and block capitals.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Control Engineering

JULY 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 initiatives. Review differences in Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Understand Industry 4.0 benefits. It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 efforts. Are those involved moving quickly enough? Have others passed them by?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 12, 2023

Advanced lighting manufacturer VAILO is expanding its manufacturing and R&D footprint to Wayville, SA, building a workplace for the future to allow for increased demand and a growing workforce. VAILO founder and CEO Aaron Hickmann said VAILO would relocate from its current Kent Town home to the new Wayville facility in early 2024. The Wayville facility will expand VAILO’s production output, with more than five times the manufacturing floorspace while incorporating automation and robotics

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Plastics News

JULY 12, 2023

Matt Seaholm, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association in Washington, wants the treaty to have “ambitious yet reasonable” goals and be something that the U.S. government can agree to.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 12, 2023

The Manufacturers’ Monthly team attended the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix and spent time in the Alfa Romeo garage with the founders of JigSpace who have been working closely with the team for product releases. Zac Duff came up with the concept for JigSpace while teaching game development at a university when he realised students’ interest dropping after only three weeks.

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Plastics News

JULY 12, 2023

Willemijn Peeters, head of consultancy Searious Business, says the treaty needs to move the world away from virgin plastic and into what she calls “real recycling” with extended producer responsibility laws and deposit return systems. Peeters, who is a paid consultant for the United Nations Environment Programme and an unpaid adviser to the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, says countries should understand that some companies like those in the business coalition want strict regula

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

The project will see two rockets launching towards the Moon's orbit. One of the rockets will carry the spacecraft that will land on the surface of the Moon, while the other will transport the astronauts. Once the docking has been made successfully, the astronauts will enter the lunar lander to descend onto the Moon's surface, where they will collect samples and complete a series of scientific tests.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Control.com

JULY 12, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric has made a new 120V VFD to help manufacturers that need access to variable-speed motors. They can benefit from these 120V VFDs by eliminating the need for a rotary phase converter.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 12, 2023

As many of those reading know, developing a mature culture of Continuous Improvement (CI) is a journey which some may feel is one they have been on for a lifetime. Author: Tim Odokeychuk, president, AME Australia Those who have well-established CI systems will have likely developed a daily management system – integrating their work with improvement for employees, leaders and in turn, specialised support resources ensuring stable processes, and allowing a team to achieve sustained performance.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

Microsoft is a step closer to finalising its acquisition of video game-maker Activision Blizzard, following developments in its legal battles in the US and UK. In Britain, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to pause its legal battle with Microsoft and begin negotiations that would address the regulator's competition concerns regarding the cloud gaming market.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 12, 2023

Quantum technology expert Q-CTRL announced a partnership with Australia’s Department of Defence to develop quantum sensors that will deliver quantum-assured navigation capability for military platforms. The program will provide quantum-enhanced positioning and navigation capability built on Q-CTRL’s industry-leading software-ruggedised quantum sensing technology.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

E&T

JULY 12, 2023

This month's issue looks into how technology is improving or replicating the human senses. Is engineering any closer to a $6m man - or $6bn post-human? What can animals sense that we can't but technology might? But this is also a welcome to my last issue of E&T magazine. A lot has changed since I joined IEE Review, as it was then, over 20 years ago.

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Control.com

JULY 12, 2023

Wireless technology is typically slower to adoption for industrial automation, but what wireless advancements are shaping the current and future landscape of the automated factory floor?

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

The Nokia G22 is the latest smartphone that aims to promote self-repair. The long-established brand’s current owner, HMD Global (aka Nokia Mobile), has partnered with repair specialist iFixit to offer parts, tools and full DIY guides at launch that cover four frequently damaged or exhausted units: the screen, the battery, the back cover and the charging port.

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Plastics News

JULY 12, 2023

TriMas Corp. is closing one site in the United States and consolidating two others in China into a new facility due to lower demand for the company's packaging products.

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As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

Organisations that break environmental laws could face unlimited fines, according to the new legislation presented by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Following a consultation that demonstrated “widespread public support” for the measures, Defra has revealed it will scrap the current £250,000 limit on civil penalties resulting from environmental offences.

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Plastics News

JULY 12, 2023

Plastic recycling companies see the treaty as a “huge” opportunity to bring change and help struggling plastics recycling markets. Kate Bailey, the chief policy officer for the Association of Plastic Recyclers in the United States, hopes the treaty can push adoption of extended producer responsibility laws and design for recycling. As well, Bailey said the treaty is moving beyond recycling into plastics and chemical health concerns.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

The ‘Fastball’ test measures patients’ brain waves whilst they watch a series of flashing images displayed on a screen. Developed by researchers from the universities of Bath and Bristol, the technology requires users to wear an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset, which is linked to a computer for analysis. Previous research has shown Fastball to be highly effective at picking up subtle changes in brain waves which occur when a person remembers an image.

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Plastics Today

JULY 12, 2023

Developed to treat pediatric heart conditions, the platform has potential for the fabrication of a broader range of implantable medical devices.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

Amagami Ham Ham Ya want a little nibble? Japan’s Yukai Engineering has come up with something else questionable, following on from the ‘popular’ Qoobo, the cushion with a wagging tail. This cute, kawaii robot has a special ability: to nibble on your finger. They justify it like this: “Replicating the cute habits of babies, kittens, and puppies, it nibbles on your finger.

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Plastics Today

JULY 12, 2023

PET bottles colorfully coated using technology from Singulus Technologies are certified recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

As a main gig, a potentially lucrative side hustle or simply as a personal forum through which to get a few things off your chest, streaming, vlogging and podcasting could be the way to go, as many an enterprising soul has already demonstrated. With your voice as the primary vessel through which your message will be delivered unto the world, it makes sense to have a decent microphone picking up your pearls of wisdom.

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Drives & Controls

JULY 12, 2023

Germany’s KEB Automation has developed and patented a sensorless method for controlling motors that, it claims, is “in no way inferior to operation with an encoder” The field-oriented vector method can control permanent magnet synchronous, IPM (internal permanent magnet) and synchronous reluctance motors over their entire speed range, with less susceptibility to faults, reduced wiring effort and lower costs than encoder-based systems.

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Next-gen manufacturers are redesigning factories to enable agility at every stage of production. From more timely communication between engineers and technicians to technologies that empower real-time collaboration, they’re getting ahead by making iterations and improvements during a build, across the production line at scale. This level of flexibility means they can develop more quickly than their legacy counterparts.

Manufacturing

E&T

JULY 12, 2023

Most companies don't have the luxury of building a brand new, carbon-neutral or net zero office building - and that may not necessarily be the best thing for the environment anyway. They have to make the best of what they've got. In Warrington, engineering solutions business BGEN is on that journey. E&T started a tour of their offices and the measures they've taken so far by asking what net zero means to them.

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Plastics Today

JULY 12, 2023

The $12-million expansion includes investment in eight new injection molding machines ranging in size from 550 to 2400 tons.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

The Online Safety Bill is intended to make tech firms accountable for harmful third-party content hosted on their platforms, ranging from illegal content such as terrorist propaganda to abusive content that falls below the threshold of criminality, such as bullying of minors. It will be enforced by the communications regulator, Ofcom, which could block access to their sites, fine them either up to 10 per cent of annual turnover or £18m (whichever is higher), and hold senior managers criminally l

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 12, 2023

More than 60 industry leaders will be on stage at RoboBusiness (Oct. 18-19 in Santa Clara), the premier event for commercial robotics development. The post RoboBusiness announces conference agenda appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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